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[Sep. 27th, 2009|11:11 pm] |
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Australian Idol ads were trumpeting "80'S NIGHT".
...I wonder how many of the participating contestants remember the eighties. It'd be getting fewer.
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[Sep. 11th, 2009|11:59 pm] |
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| | Pacific Coast Party, Smash Mouth | ] |
Today at EGG, I played Apples To Apples with a bunch of people.
One of the greens was "Innocent".
I won that round with "Swedish Massage".
Morgan: I'd claim to be innocent of any wrongdoing, but it's really not true.
Mm: You're "Swedish Massage" innocent?
Morgan: Exactly! ...I could do with a Swedish Massage right now, actually.
Mm: ...
-Mmaster
EDIT:
*Morgan returns from the gym, and sees Geale'k, who hasn't been around in a month or two
Morgan: Geale, my love!
*Morgan runs across the Concourse and crash-tackles Geale with a hug
...Right. You really aren't helping any case you're trying to make against your parents' accusations of homosexuality, boyo...
EDIT (2):
The other one that I remember winning:
Green: Insufficient
My red: Spooning
...Of course, the fact that most of the rest of the table were guys (aside from Priscilla) might have helped that win. |
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[Aug. 7th, 2009|05:49 pm] |
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| | Don't Go Breakin' My Heart | ] |
Demi: When I worked for Apple, the outfit they gave me wasn't even a uniform! It was like, this *holds hands 20cm apart* big.
Morgan: So, did you wear it, or did it fall off you?
*Demi hits Morgan
Demi: I've gained weight!
Morgan: ... ...I didn't notice.
Mm: Oh dear.
Morgan: See, I say "You've gained weight", and she says "Are you calling me fat?", and then much blood ensues! Damn you and your bait!
Mm: What kind of bait are you taking?
Morgan: Any kind you can throw at me?
Mm and Demi: Jail?
Morgan: What do you take me for?!?
Mm: You dressed as a paedo for Halloween!
Some other guy: How does that work?
Morgan: Oh, it was brilliant. I dressed in boxers, and had a long coat hanging open. And I kept a seedy stubble.
Other guy: Did you have sweets?
Morgan: Yeah, I had candy canes and stuff in my pockets.
Demi: I was the victim! Well, "victim". *flirtatious* "Oh, I'm really not enjoying this..."
Morgan: See, this is what happens. We hang around each other for a while and then start flirting for some reason.
Other guy: ...You secretly want to bang each other?
Demi: Probably.
Morgan: ...No, boredom.
Demi: Aww.
-Mmaster |
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[May. 23rd, 2009|11:10 am] |
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| | Do You Realise?, The Flaming Lips [Postal Service Remix] | ] |
Interesting. The teacher for Databases has said he'll give a week's extension for free if we fill out the Student Feedback Survey. Hmm. :p.
(I told this to Dad, and he laughed and said "Bribery!")
-Mmaster |
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[Apr. 9th, 2009|03:02 pm] |
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| | Summer of '79, The Ataris | ] |
Andrew: I'll wait outside the Student Centre when I get in, so we can hand in the assignment.
Mm: Well, I certainly don't expect you to do that. What if I'm running late?
Andrew: Send me a message, and I'm sure I'll find a way to entertain myself.
Mm: I've spent too long hanging out with the wrong people; my mind jumped straight to innuendo.
Andrew: Who said that isn't what I meant?
Mm: I made no comment about whether it was or wasn't. I just don't want it to be the first thing that pops into my head.
Andrew: Yeah. It could be a little awkward, in front of the Student Centre, I suppose...
-Mmaster |
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[Apr. 4th, 2009|11:07 am] |
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| | The Best Of Me, The Starting Line | ] |
Firefox (or possibly Google Docs) discriminates!
(Alternatively, I am incapable of spelling; but I don't think that's the case in this instance.)
...And now back to work.
-Mmaster
PS: Yes, I know that sentence doesn't make sense. It's being edited.
EDIT: Argh. I'd forgotten I write essays the way I write blog posts. Sigh. |
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[Mar. 27th, 2009|02:50 pm] |
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| | F**ked Up Kid, Mest | ] |
"Hi, Mum. Do you remember when I last had a tetanus shot?"
...Just what every mother wants to hear as the opener of a phone call from the son she hasn't seen in a day or two...
-Mmaster |
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[Mar. 20th, 2009|10:22 pm] |
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Up the road from uni there is a building that used to be associated with the Latter Day Saints. I don't recall precisely what it was - either a church or admin offices.
Regardless, relatively recently, the building came up for lease, and the LDS moved out.
It is now a massage parlour - or so the laminated printed A4 sign on the door says.
I am unclear as to whether it is a massage parlour or a "massage parlour".
-Mmaster |
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[Mar. 19th, 2009|12:33 am] |
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| | Do You Know What I'm Seeing?, Panic At The Disco | ] |
You know how I mentioned "Making my Google ads more interesting" last entry?
I'm highly amused by what it selected.
Criminal Background Checks
Detailed & Unlimited Criminal Check Never Pay Per Report. Search Now!
Australian-Records.comPrivate Investigators AUS
Suspect your partner is cheating? Find long lost family or friends.
There you are, Thomas. Apparently you're a criminal for liking erotica.
-Mmaster |
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[Feb. 15th, 2009|07:34 am] |
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| | Virtute The Cat Explains Her Departure, The Weakerthans | ] |
Yesterday morning, Chris and I were on the bus to the city.
For a few stops, a pair of elderly (70s+) ladies sat in the chair in front of us.
One of the women had just purchased a set top box (as in, was now holding it), and they were discussing whether it would fix the problems she was having with her TV.
I was alternating between "Aww, it's so cute when old people are (successfully) talking about techology!" and "MUST... NOT... CHIP... IN..."
...But seriously. People charge $86 to set up a set top box?!? The ones I've seen have an auto-scan function, so you just click "Go" and it sets itself up for you.
-Mmaster |
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[Dec. 25th, 2008|11:21 am] |
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My grandmother just handed me a nail file, saying she'd "seen it in the shop, and thought it looked cute".
When I asked her what it was, she was moderately horrified.
-Mmaster |
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[Dec. 21st, 2008|07:39 am] |
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| | Connor, The Feeling | ] |
Stevie and I went to watch the 9:30AM session of Twilight yesterday. Chris bowed out, because he was at his parents' and getting to the city for nine o'clock on a Saturday is moderately painful. ...But mostly because he was asleep.
There were a total of about five people in the theatre, including ourselves. We were sort of hoping it would be just us, so we could MST3K in proper style.
As it was, I found it hilarious. I could hear Stevie's brains leaking out through his ears. Mind you, part of that may have been me presenting him with a fluffy, bright pink (and sparkly) tiara beforehand.
At the end, he was fearing for the future of the human race. He knows several females who have decided that no male can live up to Edward Cullen; he now knows what Edward Cullen is like, and is confused as to the appeal.
I think the line that got to him most was "I like to watch you sleep at night. It's fascinating to me." "No wonder girls don't like guys these days! We're not stalkers!" He kept repeating it back in only tangentially related conversations, later in the day.
After the movie, we did some of his Christmas shopping at Broadway, then headed over to Chatswood to continue shopping. Chris met up with us there, and got to listen to the rants as well.
*gigglefit* But OMG, isn't he so HOT?!?!~?!1one
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[Dec. 6th, 2008|08:02 pm] |
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| | I Want It All, High School Musical 3 | ] |
Things that amuse me:
* Sharpay's personality in the High School Musical series - she is the pseudo villainess in each film, but she learns her lesson in time for the final big cast number. And yet she somehow manages to forget it by the next opportunity.
* Telstra's mobile phone plans. The other carriers have a lower band of $20 or $30 per month, with somewhere between $50 and $150 credit included. Telstra's lower level offers are $10 with zero included credit (and 50c/min call costs?!?), or $20 for $20. Yeah, no.
* Camp Rock. Just because.
* Stevie attempting to peer pressure Chris into coming to see Twilight with us when we go.
* "For my next revolutionary experiment, I will prove neutrinos have mass!"
"Neutrinos have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic!"
I have a headache. I have a feeling it's some ugly combination of being hot, dehydrated, and overtired. It's shifted from being a stabbing pain in the forehead to a dull ache, now, thankfully. This I'm putting down to my countermeasures of vast quantities of water, two Neurofen, having eaten, and now sitting in a darkened room. I shouldn't really be staring at Bianca's (full-brightness backlit) screen, but I attempted a nap but quickly gave up.
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[Dec. 5th, 2008|09:45 am] |
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| | Two Stars, Camp Rock | ] |
I've been reading Angels & Demons by Dan Brown.
I'm under no illusions that it's anything other than blatant conspiracy theorism, but it's entertaining nonetheless. And the version I'm reading has pretty pictures.
I'm roughly halfway through. My bet, having read The Da Vinci Code, is that the mildly unhelpful Chief Officer of the Swiss Guard will turn out to be the enemy. ...But maybe I'm predicting a pattern to his writing where none exists.
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[Nov. 24th, 2008|07:21 pm] |
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| | ABC, The Jacksons | ] |
A conversation from Friday night that I forgot to mention:
*Thomas and John are drinking a bottle of "Goodwyn" wine
Mm: I misread that as Godwin.
Thomas: It's our Godwin!
Mm: ...Gonna start talking about Nazis, now?
Thomas: How dare you dictate what I talk about? You're like Hitler!
...Thomas is awesome. :D. (By the way, it's Justin's birthday today. Happy birthday, Justin...)
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[Oct. 16th, 2008|07:11 pm] |
I clicked the "Contact Us" link on the Google Docs page to submit a suggestion.
My Google Docs is in the UK locale, for the date format.
...I received a message back:
Thank you for your interest. If you would like to contact us, you will need to do so in one of the languages below. We are unable to provide email support in your language at this time.
* English (US)
...Google doesn't speak my language!
-Mmaster
PS: It's made vaguely more ironic, since the suggestion I want to submit is "Add an Australian locale, dammit!" - UK spelling and dates, dollar currency, etc. |
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[Aug. 31st, 2008|07:21 am] |
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| | Moral Centralia, Harvey Danger | ] |
I made Sophismata hide in the corner and cry when I showed him the specs of my new work machine and told him it would primarily be used for word processing. It's isn't strictly true, but what I do from day to day changes so often that I can't define a job title.
Geale begged me install a single game - "I don't care what! Just something to use the graphics card for its intended purpose!"
To get Sophismata out of his corner, Geale had to say "Free food". ...Then slap his hand away as he actually tried to obtain the same.
When I told Chris about Sophismata's reaction, his response was "I think you've managed to do that to pretty much everyone."
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[Aug. 14th, 2008|06:41 am] |
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Yesterday, Fabian and I went out to lunch with Penny, a friend of his from his time at Uni.
When I mentioned in passing that I'd given him a Dilbert calendar for Christmas, he piped up with "I felt like a real boss when I received that!"
...Heh.
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[May. 22nd, 2008|10:03 pm] |
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"If I had a choice between diabetes and cancer, I'd choose diabetes!" -Nora
-Mmaster
EDIT:
Thomas: So, speaking of paedophilia...
Noah: I'll be back in a minute! |
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[May. 14th, 2008|10:34 pm] |
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| | Falling Off Of My Feet Again, The Lucksmiths | ] |
*Hagan is reading about Uganda
Hagan: "Freedom for homosexual relationships continues to be a matter of contention. Such relationships are illegal and denounced as a foreign import..."
"Hi. We'd like to import thirty tonnes of grain, a couple of Mercedes Benz's, and THE GAY."
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